Stand for calendars.



Avmamz cOPY UNITE sTAtr s OFFICE,

mssrnwnarun, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

arm iron CALENDARS.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented c. 20, 1908-.

hpplufion m February 24, 1 90:. a Serial so. 41mm.

To all whm n it p Be' itknown that I,'JosnPH W. TATUM, a

- .citizen of the United States, residinginthe city and county 'of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and use ful Stand, for Calendars, of which the fol-.

lowing is a specification.

My-invention relates to'a new and useful stand for calendars and consists in forming 10 the same of a single piece or blank.

It further consists of novel means for locking the parts in o erative position,

- It further consists 0 novel details of, con. struction, all as will be hereinafter'fully set fortln Figure 1 re resents a view of the blank employed in orming my stand for calendars. Fig". 2 represents a perspective view of the stand inoperative position.- Fi '3 represents a sectional view on line m-w, ig.

2, with the calendar shown in dotted. lines,

' Fig. 4 represents a sectional view on line g -:z Fig. 1. l

In constructions now in use upon the market, .owing to the size'of' the same it has been found-1- impracticable tosend same by mail. My invention is desi ed to overcome 1 this objection and while have shown a form which in practice gives satisfactory and reliable results, it will be understood; th'atthe arrangement'of the 'arts may be varied and otherv instrumenta ities' may be employed which will'serve the same purpose and I do not therefore desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction herein shown anddescribed but desire to.

make such changes as may be necessary.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings. 1 designates a blank from which the stand for calendars" is formed, said blank havingthe creases or scoring Qand 3 therein and having the beads 4, 5 and 6 formed at'suitable points, in'order to stifle'n and strengthen the base of the stand,

8 designates the su' port which is provided with the beads 9, sai 'supportbeing adapted to .bebent downwardly from the back 10 from which it is .cut in order to roperly support'the base 11 of the stand; ut from top back 10 at the proper points therein.

the base 11 are the strips or arms 12 and 13, which are curved in cross-section, as will best be understood *from Figs. 3 and 4. Suitable holes or openings14 are provided in the In orderito-properly bendsaid arms 12 and 13,11 provide the creases or scoring 1 5.and

16 in each of said arms. The operation of the rear of the back 10, it being understood of course that before the partiare placed in thisposition the calendar or ote sheets 18 are placed upon these arms 12 and 13 and will be held: in osition, as seen in Fig. 3. The foot piece 1 9 is now bent up along the creases 3 and'thus will be located in position.

Each sheet of the calendar-18 can be moved over on the arms 12. and 13 and supported against'the back 10,as best understood from Fig. 3, the, position which the sheets assume being indicated by the refer'ence'numeral 20. From the above it will be understood that I- have provided adevice which is strong'and durable, is simple in operation, can be mailed flat and can be quickly and easily'set up for" use. In'addition, the foot piece 19 will serve as a pencil support, thepencil being shown in dotted lines at.21, in F g. 3.

I desire to call attention to the fact that the stand, as above described, serves as a filing stand for the memoranda made daily or, in other words-the calendar slips are not removed'from the stand mt can be retained thereon without interfering with the remaining slips which are still to be used. This is accomplished by reason of the arrangement of the arms12 and 13' and the back 1O, the position of the slips, which are retained as already stated, being shown in dotted lines at '20. The upright portion of the arms 12 and '13, as wi able angle with respect to the base 11, in orbenoted, extends at a suitden that .the sheets 18- of-the calendar-are I held in proper position and when the said sheets are moved over to rest against the back 10, itfwillbe noted that a portion of the arms 12 and '13 extends substantially horizontal.-

or at a suitable angle with respect to the. back 10, in order to properly support the.

sheets in the position as'shown at20.

Having thnsdes'cribed my invention, what 11:15am as new and desire'to secure by l get ters Patent, is

1. In a. devicev of the character described, a,

,v t i t gral with said back.

3. In'a device of the character described, a

I base, 'a support therefor, 21 back situated at fan angle with respect to said base, arms integral with said base and bent to engage with said back.

at. In a device of the character described, a base,a back situated at an angle with respect to s-aid base, asupport --b ent npo'n said back, arins'bent upwardly froin said base and passing through openings in said back, the ends of said arms being bent to engage with said-back and a foot piece on said base.

5. In a device of the character described, a base, a back projecting at an angle from said base and integral therewith, a support bent on said back and'integral therewith; arms projecting upwardly from said base and integral therewith, said arms being curved in cross section and'having a portion thereof passing through openingsin said back and a foot piece integral with said base v JOSEPH WI TATUM.

Witnesses: i I

C. D. MCVAY, E, B. Morals 

